A Polymer Electrolyte Membrane is formed by hot air drying of a membrane
formed with an acidic main-polymer having proton conductivity and
capability of forming an electrolyte membrane (S12), and then immersing
it into a basic polymer solution to impregnate the membrane with the
basic polymer (S14). The basic polymer is introduced in a large quantity
into a site acting as a proton conduction pass of the main-polymer to
take charge of the proton conduction. Since in the Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane, a base polymer takes charge of proton conduction as compared
with the case where proton takes charge of the proton conduction as a
hydrate, the base polymer shows favorable proton conductivity even in a
low humidity state at an elevated temperature exceeding boiling point of
water.